IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PUTN…

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PUTNAM COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Case No. CC-40-2025-C-69 Judge Phillip Stowers Department of Transportation, Plaintiff, v. Unknown Heirs of Lee Harold Linkfield, Sheriff, Unknown Heirs of Edward Lee Linkfield, Barbara Ann Moore, Kimberly Sue Pruitt ET AL, Defendants ORDER OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS To the Above-Named Respondents and other lawful claimants: The object of the above proceeding is to condemn certain property of the Respondents, or in which the Respondents have an interest, for public purposes for a roadway, designated as Project No. U340-34/14-0.01 00; STPTMA-0034(901)D, the property proposed to be condemned being a part of Parcel No. 71 of the Project, as designated in the set of plans or maps for the project available for review in the DOH offices of District 1 located in Charleston, West Virginia. The property to be condemned for the purpose aforesaid is situated in Putnam County, West Virginia, and is described as follows: NONCONTROLLED ACCESS RIGHT OF WAY BEGINNING at a point in the eastern existing right of way line of Putnam County Route 34/14 (Mount Vernon Road), said point being in the eastern proposed noncontrolled access right of way line of Putnam County Route 34/14 (Mount Vernon Road), said point being 26 feet radially left of Putnam County Route 34/14 (Mount Vernon Road) centerline at Station 178+84, Project U340-34/14-0.01 00, STPTMA-0034(901)DTC, Putnam County, West Virginia; thence, southeasterly, with said proposed noncontrolled access right of way line 10 feet, more or less, to a point 26 feet radially left of centerline at Station 178+92; thence, southerly, continuing with said proposed noncontrolled access right of way line 42 feet, more or less, to a point in the division line between Gerald M. Gomoll, et ux. and Heirs of Lee Harold Linkfield, said point being 25 feet left of and at right angle to centerline at Station 179+27; thence, westerly, with said division line 6 feet, more or less, to a point in the existing right of way line, said point being 19 feet left of and at right angle to centerline at Station 179+27; thence, northerly, meandering with said existing right of way line 52 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning and containing 211 square feet, more or less. The tract of land hereinabove described is a portion of that same real estate conveyed unto Mickey White Linkfield, from May Call Davis, unmarried, by deed dated November 23, 1968, of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Putnam County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 172, at Page 91. The said Mickey W. Linkfield died testate on June 1, 2010, and by the terms of her Last Will and Testament, dated April 24, 1982, of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office, in Will Book 50, at Page 368, interest in said real estate was devised unto her husband Lee. H. Linkfield. The said Lee Harold Linkfield died intestate on or about February 12, 2011, and his heirs are unknown. The above-named Respondents are hereby notified: 1. that the above-styled condemnation proceeding was instituted in the Circuit Court of Putnam County on or about March 28, 2025, to take and appropriate the above-described property for the purposes aforesaid; 2. that you may serve upon Petitioner's Counsel (Tonya Shuler of Litchfield Cavo LLP, 8 Capitol Street Floor 4, Charleston, West Virginia 25301) an answer to the Petition filed herein; 3. that a copy of the Petition may be obtained from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam County; 0. that you must appear and defend on or before November 21, 2025; otherwise, judgment may be rendered against you; 1. that Land Commissioners may be selected, whose purpose will be to determine just compensation for the land proposed to be taken and for damages, if any, to the residue, and 2. that any and all other proceedings may be held and had as may be proper, at which time and place you, and each of you, are hereby notified to be present to protect your interests in said proceeding. /s/ Phillip M. Stowers Circuit Court Judge 7th Judicial Circuit LC-360873 10-14,21;2025
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